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April 17, 2023
Philippines’ healthcare mega app mWell strengthens global healthcare foothold with back-to-back international awards
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s (MPIC) mWell continues to blaze trails in digital healthcare globally as it was named the winner of two Gold Stevie® Awards in the Innovation in Health & Wellness and Most Innovative Startup of the Year- Business Service Industries categories in the 10th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards. mWell is the only Philippine entry to bring home the Gold Award in these two categories. Bronze winners include Vietnam, Taiwan, and Australia.
The two Gold Stevie® Awards come at the heels of being chosen as the Best Mobile Innovation for Digital Life in the 2023 Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards, held during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations of the Asia-Pacific region. The Stevie Awards are widely considered to be the world's premier business awards, conferring recognition for achievement in programs such as The International Business Awards® for 21 years. Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned,” the winners will be celebrated during a virtual (online) awards ceremony on Tuesday, 27 June.
More than 800 nominations from organizations across the Asia-Pacific region were considered this year in categories such as Award for Excellence in Innovation in Products & Services, Award for Innovative Management, and Award for Innovation in Corporate Websites, among many others. Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 100 executives around the world acting as judges in February and March.
“This recognition is a welcome affirmation of our work in healthcare,” says mWell Chairman and MPIC Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan. “The goal is to improve the lives of all Filipinos, and this will inspire us to keep pushing boundaries in creating innovative healthcare solutions.”
mWell CEO and President and MPIC Chief Finance, Risk, and Sustainability Officer Chaye Cabal-Revilla said “As the Philippines’ healthcare mega app, this award fortifies our commitment to harnessing the power of technology as we make healthcare available, accessible, and affordable for more Filipinos wherever they may be in the world. Through our innovative digital solutions, we will continue being an ally in every step of the wellness journey—not just as an app but as a fully integrated, fully digital healthcare ecosystem worthy of global recognition.”
“The 10th edition of the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards attracted many remarkable nominations,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. “The organizations that won this year have demonstrated that they are committed to being innovative, and we applaud them for their perseverance and creativity. We look forward to celebrating many of this year’s winners during our virtual awards ceremony on 27 June.”
mWell’s achievement comes soon after being recognized as the Best Mobile Innovation for Digital Life in the recently concluded 2023 Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards, held during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Recognized in the new Digital Everything category, mWell is the first in the Philippines to receive this most prestigious accolade in the mobile industry, judged by more than 200 independent judges from across the world, comprised of leading industry and subject matter experts, analysts, journalists, and academics. It celebrates companies, individuals, and governments who have driven the greatest innovation in mobile and adjacent industries.
The country’s fully integrated and fully digital healthcare platform consistently holds its spot among the top health and fitness app in Google Play Store.
The top health app for telemedicine
An accredited telemedicine partner of the Department of health, mWell has redefined telemedicine in the Philippines via a seamless, fully digital experience. Choosing a doctor, consulting on video (within 3 minutes waiting time), receiving an e-prescription and getting a medical certificate all happen in the app.
Patients may consult online 24/7 with over over 800 Primary Care doctors, specialists, and mind health experts. They can even have their medicines delivered to their doorsteps via MedExpress. Furthermore, mWell provides a digital medical ID which empowers users to keep track of their own personal record which they can easily access. All records are stored in mWell’s secure platform.
Top global healthcare app for OFWs
mWell enables the delivery of healthcare services to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families via a partnership with the Department of Migrant Workers. Breaking barriers through digital healthcare, mWell gives over 1.8 million OFWs access to highly-trained Filipino partner-doctors —internal medicine specialists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, ophthalmologists, and more. In just a few taps, they can consult right away with Filipino-speaking doctors, 24/7 or book an appointment at their convenience.
mWell has also made the Healthsavers Plan available globally to Filipino migrant workers who sacrifice being away from families to provide food on the table and education for their children. They may easily send their families the health pass as a gift and allow them to conveniently consult with mWell partner-doctors. The Healthsavers Plan P399 comes with one consultation and free accident insurance worth P20,000.
Top name in wellness
On top of telemedicine, mWell promotes overall wellbeing through preventive healthcare features. mWell is the first and only health app in the PH which allows users to track their health for free using the mWellness Score. Developed by award-winning data scientists, it measures physical health based on daily activities – exercise, light activity, steps, sleep. This serves as a guide to achieving a healthy physical lifestyle for long-term health.
Specialized fitness programs,
including diabetes prevention and post-partum exercise designed to assist new
moms to get back in shape safely and healthily are also found on the app. Calorie-controlled recipes created by nutritionists
are also easily accessible.
mWell is the only healthcare app among the convenor organizations and supporting companies of the GoDigital Pilipinas (GDP) movement. It has truly set the standards in digital healthcare and changed lives through the power of technology. More innovative features will soon be unveiled by the country’s first fully integrated, fully digital health and wellness app.
As part of the MPIC Group, mWell is committed to working towards the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being. It also supports the MVP Group’s Gabay Kalusugan advocacy focusing on quality and affordable healthcare.
Download the mWell PH app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and register. Follow mWell on Facebook and mwellph on Instagram for more updates.
April 2, 2023
A personalized approach to women’s health and wellness is the way
Pursue a healthy lifestyle this month and beyond through new and personalized solutions for women.
One-size-fits-all solutions for health and wellness are a thing of the past now. Filipinas have come a long way to realizing and embracing the unique builds of their minds, bodies, even their aspirations and priorities in life.
Challenges related to women’s health and fitness are to each her own. Current healthcare systems and common wellness practices ought to develop in more ways possible to service and help women meet their evolving and exclusive health demands. In the commencement of women’s month, here are practices to consider and digital tools that can be customized and convenient to you, to better and sustain your health this season and beyond.
Personalize your
diet and fitness goals
You might have heard of trendy fitspiration workout and diet plans to stay healthy and fit. But how sure are you that it suits your unique physique’s needs and capacity? What works for one individual may not for another, more so for women.
Oprah Daily said hormones influence feelings of hunger and fullness, metabolism and body fat levels that overall affect women's lifestyle.[1] Hormone levels differ by age and reproductive or menstrual condition. Filipinas can pursue the latest intermittent fasting, ketogenic diet and calorie-counting trends to achieve their body goals, however, these should be done along with a consultation from your nutritionist or personal health providers. Approaches to your diet have to be an efficient and targeted program to achieve better and healthier results.
There are also high-tech fitness gadgets that can personalize and support your health and fitness journey, especially for female-body types. These gizmos can monitor one’s activity levels and notify workout, eating and water drinking schedules, overall helping users sustain personal diet and fitness programs.
Maximize
women-focused tools and services
Thanks to technological advancements in modern society, gone are the days when women manually tracked and tested themselves for health issues. Female-focused virtual tools, in the form of mobile applications, have innovated primarily women’s reproductive, menstrual and sexual health monitoring for awareness and disease prevention. FemTech Analytics forecasted that by 2026, the Asia-Pacific region will see the world’s fastest growth in women’s health apps.[2]
These can be period and pregnancy tracking apps available in android and iOS, which also houses teleconsultations to help women be more knowledgeable about their bodies and conscious of their hormonal status, equipping them to make informed decisions in these aspects of their wellbeing.
Meanwhile, women-centered high-tech facilities are also gaining momentum in the market and are becoming safe spaces for Filipinas to get treatment. These establishments started from serving women and assisting them through common reproductive, sexual or pregnancy issues, and has now developed to holistically address mental health and even dermatological or aesthetic needs of women. You may find a number of facilities, whether government-funded or privately listed, in many regions nationwide, especially accessible within metros in greater Manila areas.
Trust in customized medicines
tailored to your specific needs
Forbes magazine revealed that Personalized Healthcare is
one of the top trends in the industry this 2023, with emphasis on precision
medicines that are tailored to patients based on age, genetics and other risk
factors, rather than a generic approach.[3]
For
Apotheca Integrative Pharmacy (AIP), pioneer specialty compounding pharmacy in
the Philippines, women may require customized dosages or delivery methods for
medications related to their reproductive and hormonal health. Better and more
targeted management of these can lead to stronger immunity and preventive
health.
Through
compounding– the science of customizing medications to a patient’s specific
needs, medications can be tailored to meet their individual requirements. This
process removes problem-causing excipients, adjusts dosage strengths to suit
certain patients, such as infants or the elderly, adds flavors for better taste
and even creates alternative form factors to make medicines easily ingestible
such as lozenges, candies, gels, creams, capsules and liquid.
This
month, AIP encourages Filipinas to explore Bioidentical Hormone Replacement
Therapy (BHRT) and Weight Loss Management solutions, two of their top
categories in service of
female patients.
Women
who suffer from hormonal imbalances caused by polycystic ovarian syndrome
(PCOS) or menopause, common conditions of Filipinas young and old, can turn to
hormone replacement therapy to treat their symptoms. BHRT is the process of
replicating hormones using natural resources to supplement the body with the
hormones it lacks. These can be: Thyroid
Hormones Triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroxine (T4) that stimulate body
oxygen and energy consumption, increasing basal metabolic rates; Progesterone that increases core
temperature during ovulation, relaxes smooth muscle, reduces gall bladder
activity, normalizes blood clotting and vascular tone, and assists in thyroid
function; Melatonin that improves
the circadian rhythm and induces drowsiness for better sleep; Dehydroepiandrosterone or DHEA that
strengthens the immune system, slows the natural changes in the body that come
with age and provides more energy, improving mood and memory, and building up
bone and muscle strength; Pregnenolone that
improves energy, vision, memory, clarity of thinking, well-being, and libido,
and many others.
AIP has been providing world-class health and pharmaceutical care for custom medication needs for 10 years. In the last three years, AIP’s study showed more than 70 percent of their subscribers are female patients, a significant increase of 72 percent in the number of female patients served from 2021 to 2022. The female patients’ profiles comprise of gen Z adults ages 18 and above at 53 percent, millennials ages 27 to 42 as the largest generational group at 23 percent, followed by Gen X ages 43 to 58 at 20 percent, and Boomers ages 59 to 68 at 4 percent.
AIP’s Managing Director Sofia Lista also harps on supporting women empowerment in the industry which is evident in their operations. “Many women work in the field of pharmaceutical compounding as pharmacists, technicians, or researchers, and their contributions are vital to advancing the field and improving patient care. In AIP, 66 percent of the workforce are women and hold leadership positions. Let’s celebrate the important role that women play in healthcare and medicine,” says Lista.
AIP
works with female doctors who specialize in women’s health– gynecology,
endocrinology and dermatology. It advocates for the pharmacy triad or finding
accountability with doctors, patients and pharmacists to provide superior
pharmaceutical care, strengthening patient confidence and compliance. Visit apotheca.com.ph
to know more about their offerings, and follow AIP’s Facebook,
Instagram,
YouTube and LinkedIn
channels.
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About Apotheca Integrative
Pharmacy
For over a decade, AIP has been providing a wide variety of quality, prescribed custom medication and nutraceuticals, while also retailing local and natural packed food, personal care, homecare, and novelty goods available nationwide and online. Its compounding services include Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT), Thyroid Management, Weight Loss Management, Pain Management, Dermatology, IV Nutrition, Erectile Dysfunction Medication, Pediatrics, and Nutraceuticals.
AIP
is located in Makati CBD and to date works with over 2,000 doctors and 20,000
patients and is referred by over 100 hospitals.
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https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/a42860701/signs-of-hormone-imbalance/
[2] https://www.biospectrumasia.com/opinion/30/22058/we-would-like-to-see-more-investment-in-womens-healthcare-rd-that-currently-accounts-for-only-4.html
[3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2022/12/06/the-top-5-healthcare-trends-in-2023/?sh=2d31fbe1565b